Lens-Reversal Macro Photography

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4/12/2013

You don't necessarily need a macro lens to do macro photography. By mounting a prime lens "backward"—with the front elements closest to the imaging sensor—you can turn it into a low-cost macro lens. All you need is an inexpensive adapter called a reversal ring. A sense of adventure helps, too, because your camera's normal metering and focusing features don't work when the lens is attached backward.

In this course, photographer Ben Long details the tools and techniques of lens-reversal macro photography. After investigating reversal ring options, the course explores the focusing and exposure techniques involved when shooting with a reversed lens.

Skill Level Intermediate

32m 36s

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- It may not make for the coolest looking camera,but lens reversal is an excellent, extremely affordable wayto get a tremendous amount of macro shooting power.Hi, I'm Ben Long, and in this course I'm going to show youall the pesky little details that you need to knowto get the most out of your lenswhen you've got your lens turned around the wrong way.If you've seen my Foundations of Photography macro course,then you should already have dabbled in lens reversal.In this course, we're going to look at how you canadd more capability to your reversed lens shootingthrough the use of special adaptersfor fixing your lens to your camera.

We're also going to dig a little deeperinto exposure control, including looking at some techniquesfor regaining aperture control,a feature that you lose when you flip your lens around.Finally, if you thought attaching one lens to your camerain a weird way was cool, wait until you attach two.We'll be doing just that at then end of this course.So get ready to flip your lens aroundbecause we're going to do some serious macro shootingwithout spending any money on expensive lenses.